Hello, It's been a long time since the last part of this conversation. I have been trying to get Ubuntu 7.04 installed on another computer and have postponed finding a solution to my syncing problem. Please allow me to continue. Just to refresh everyone's memory here, let me go over the story: I acquired a second-hand Sony PEG-N710C PDA recently. I have tried syncing that to the following: Xubuntu 7.04 computer ( <--successfully syncs with my Palm Zire PDA) Windows XP computer (after installing the sony desktop CD software, I tried syncing, but the lower right hand corner of the screen said that there is a problem with the USB or hardware. I forget exactly what that little text bubble said) My newly installed Ubuntu 7.04 computer I told the person from whom I bought this Sony PEG-N710C pda that I am unable to sync in various computers and various systems. She said that she did not have any problems with syncing. This is how I did syncing the PDA with Ubuntu 7.04. I pressed the sync button on the PDA cradle. The PDA recognized that I pressed the hardware button and went into the sync screen and tried to sync. Then, in Jpilot, I pressed the red and blue Sync Button. I got the following message: **************************************** Syncing on device /dev/pilot Press the HotSync button now **************************************** pi_bind error: /dev/pilot No such file or directory Check your serial port and settings Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND Finished Some information that may come in handy: I had another Sony Clie PEG-series pda, but it's only this current one that has a "USB switcher" program in the desktop software. I wonder whether the need of this Sony PEG-N710C for a USB switcher is what is causing problems. Maybe it is. Maybe it's got nothing to do with the problem I am facing. Please advise. Thank you for your help. JC On 4/24/07, TR <tmst at nethere.com> wrote: > On Tuesday 24 April 2007 02:08, ubunt2 at gmail.com wrote: > > Hello, > > I've just tried syncing my newly acquired second-hand sony clie with > > jpilot, but it doesn't work. In Ubuntu, I created a new user account, > > then logged into that account. Then I tried doing what I have > > successfully done with my other pda (Palm Zire) : What I did first was > > this: > > 1. Press the Sync button on the Clie PDA > > 2. Clicked the sync button on the jpilot program. > > > > When I pressed the sync button on my Clie PDA the first time, I heard > > a "crackling" sound in my computer box. That is a good sound, for that > > is what I usually hear when the sync signal was able to "travel" from > > the PDA cradle to the computer. > > > > But the second time I pressed the sync button on the clie PDA, I > > didn't anymore hear that good "crackling" sound. > > > > The next thing I tried was jpilot --> File --> Install User. I kept > > the username and userid the way jpilot had it. My Sony Clie PDA, by > > the way, doesn't have any username of its own yet. After doing this > > "install user" procedure on jpilot, i tried syncing again, but it > > still doesn't work. > > > > I tried the "sudo modprobe visor" command, which was the solution to > > my main pda account when i upgraded from ubuntu 6.10 to ubuntu 7.04, > > but that didn't help. > > > > I tried syncing the PDA on Windows with Palm Desktop software. I > > wasn't successful, but when I pressed the sync button on the Clie PDA, > > WinXp was able to detect "A New Hardware" and found the driver on the > > Sony Clie CD. > > I think this means that the physical PDA, cable, etc are all ok. > > > > When I tried syncing on the WinXp, by the way, I first downloaded Palm > > Desktop, and backed up my Palm Zire data with that program (I did make > > a backup of the same data, too on Linux/jpilot). Then I followed the > > instruction on > > > > http://kb.palm.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=PalmSupportKB,ts=Palm_Ext > >ernal2001,Case=obj(13569) Upgrading to a new handheld: Transferring PIM > > data, re-installing > > third-party applications (Windows) > > but, as mentioned, the Sony Clie PDA wouldn't sync with Windows. > > > > I do not know what's wrong. Please help me find out where the problem lies. > > It sounds like you might have picked up a broken Clie, if it won't even sync > with Palm Desktop. > > What are the JPilot messages when you try to sync? > _______________________________________________ > Public archival of this list without permission is prohibited. > http://lists.jpilot.org/mailman/listinfo/jpilot > The message on my Sony PDA is: Title: Hotsync Problem Unable to initiate HotSync operation because the serial port is in use by another application. I have tried different USB ports on the computer. I tired a port on the back and in the front. My experiment has led me to try syncing without the cable plugged into my computer at all. And, strangely, I got the same message as above: Serial Port is in use by another application. Now, why would my PDA say that when it's not even plugged into the computer?
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